what are some smart investments?

I'm going to tell you like this I'm pretty sure this is a lot of people's goal and that's to become rich I've learned that the only way to actually do this is to #1 have something you do either a service for someone or work to make a sighnificant amount of money or start a business and #2 wise investments to further find your operations and ensure financial stability and longevity

Personally I would invest to build up my own personal cash then once I feel I have enough I would acquire nothing but assets until I have enough money to thrive in our system .. A smart business with a brilliant strategy to make money monthly and meet certain numbers and expansion and genius investment decisions could do this with that being said you must construct a plan in which you know will basically guarantee your financial successes don't listen to people saying you can't do this as there is risk with everything while this is true if you do your home work you will know what your dealing with

I know what I'd invest in - but that doesn't mean that's the right thing for you. Everyone is different, with different ages, financial situations, investment goals, time horizons, risk tolerances and so on.

There is NO "One Size Fits All" for investing. Only you can decide what is best for you.

There are many financial calculators and investment questionaires you can take -- try some and see what results you get. One good starting point is:

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/FundsInvQuestionn...

Read some basic books like Investing for Dummies, Stock Investing For Dummies, and Mutual Funds for Dummies - they are probably in your local library.

Gold, Silver.

About a year ago I invested in the following EFI's:

DIA - Dow Jones - up 23.88% & pays 2.44% dividend

SPY - S&P - up 33.36% & pays 1.93% dividend

Stocks!!!